The Organisation of Civil Accounts Employees Represented by AICAEA and AICAEACATII

Thursday, August 29, 2013

CONGRATULATIONS

RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF NATIONAL
FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS (NFCAA), THOUSANDS OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS
EMPLOYEES FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE 2HOURS WALK OUT ON 29TH
AUGUST 2013 AGAINST THE VINDICTIVE TRANSFER OF 5 ELDERLY SENIOR ACCOUNTANTS OF
PAO (PTG.), DELHI TO CHENNAI, MUMBAI,
KOLKATA AND NASHIK. TILL WE PREPARE THIS REPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE
INFORMATION OF PARTICIPATION OF THE MEMBERS IN THE WALK OUT FROM THE STATES
LIKE, DELHI, GUJRAT, MAHARASHTRA, TAMILNADU &PUDUCHERRY, KERALA, ANDHRA
PRADESH AND WEST BENGAL. IN THE BRANCHES LIKE KERALA AND MUMBAI NEARLY CENT
PERCENT MEMBERS PARTICIPATED. MAJORITY
OF THE UNITS AND MEMBERS OF WEST BENGAL BRANCH, ANDHRA PRADESH BRANCH,
TAMILNADU AND PUDUCHERRY BRANCH AND GUJRAT BRANCH HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE
WALK OUT. IN MANY OF THE UNITS OF THESE BRANCHES, WALK OUT WAS TOTAL. EVEN IN
SOME ISOLATED UNITS LIKE PAO, CBEC, MADURAI AND PAO, FARAKKA BARRAGE PROJECT
CENT PRESENT MEMBERS PARTICIPATED.

THE CALL OF WALK OUT WAS
IMPLEMENTED BY THE BRANCHES ONLY ON THE BASIS OF TWO DAYS’ NOTICE. MANY UNITS AND
BRANCHES DID NOT EVEN RECEIVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CALL. ONLY THOSE
MEMBERS PARTICIPATED WHO COULD BE INFORMED. THEREFORE, THE PROGRAMME WAS A
GRAND SUCCESS.

THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS CONGRATULATE THE MEMBERS FOR
THE SPONTANEOUS RESPONSE THEY HAVE GIVEN TO THE CALL OF THE FEDERATION AND MADE
THE PROGRAMME A SUCCESS.

The
administration of Chief Controller Accounts (CCA), Ministry of Urban
Development (UD) vide an order dated 1ST July 2013 transferred 14
Senior Accountants from PAO (Printing), Delhi to different other Pay and
Accounts Offices as a matter of routine. However, out of these fourteen
persons, 5(Five) elderly Senior Accountants
of the age profile of more than 50 years in average who are also Association functionaries have
been ordered to move to Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Nashik respectively.

All
the persons represented and tried to meet the CCA, UD personally with the
request of reconsidering their transfer orders on humanitarian ground. But the
CCA, UD refused to meet and consider their request.

The
representatives of the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association after
protracted effort could meet the CCA, UD for two occasions. In both the occasions
the representatives of the Association requested him to consider the requests
of the persons transferred out of station on humanitarian ground.

The
representatives of the Association, responding to the verbal charges indiscipline
leveled by the CCA, UD against the persons concerned, categorically requested
him to initiate disciplinary action against these Senior Accountants if they
have violated the rules. The representatives of the Association also requested
the CCA, UD that, till the persons are proved guilty, they may not kindly be
imposed punishment in the form of transfers to out of station through wastage
of public money.

Conceding
the request of the Association, the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) had
kindly intervened into the matter and advised the CCA, UD to resolve it mutually
through discussion with the Association.

But
CCA, UD did not act as per the advice CGA while at the same time he
re-transferred 9(nine) other Senior Accountants who were transferred to
different PAOs within Delhi during the same period under the same /parallel
orders.

We therefore, request you kindly to
intervene into the matter and provide justice to the victimized Senior Accountants.

Subject: Implementation of CAT, Ernakulam
judgement on the issue of payment of arrears for the period from 01-01-1996 to
18-02-2013 arising due to upgradation of pay scale of Accountant/Auditor/ Sr.
Accountant/Sr. Auditor onwards – reg.

Subsequent to the rejection of Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) 9832/2013
CC 1997/2013 by the Supreme Court, the Govt of India had
moved a Review Petition - Review Petition (Civil) 1494 of 2013 which has been
dismissed by the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India n 1st of
August 2013. (Copy enclosed.)

The
dismissal of the review petition by the SC makes the judgement of CAT,
Ernakulam in OA/671/2003 final.

The Accountant/Auditor/Sr.
Accountant/Sr. Auditor and others were granted the upgraded pay scales along
with the petitioners in the CAT Ernakulam (Junior Accounts Assistants in
Railways) vide the Office Memorandum F.No. 6/82/E.III (B)/91, MoF&CA, Deptt
of Expenditure dated 28th February 2003.

The Accountant/Auditor/Sr. Accountant/Sr. Auditor and others have also
been denied the arrears for the above period and therefore, being similarly
circumstanced the benefit of above judgement may also be accrued to the
affected Sr. Acctt/Auditors and others.

I therefore, request you to comply with the above judgment and
sanction payment of arrears for the above period arising due to upgradation
their pay scales and oblige.

In
order to comply with above judgement the order issued by vide F.No. 6/82/E.III
(B)/91, MoF&CA, Deptt of Expenditure dated 28th February 2003 by
the Secretary Department of Expenditure will have to be modified and instead of
notional upgradation of the pay scales for the period from 01-01-1996 to
18-02-2013 shall have to be made effective upgradation

Thanking you in anticipation,

Thanking you,

Yours
faithfully,

Enclo : As above

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Convener,

Copy to all
constituents of apex JAC . They are requested to issue similar letter to their
respective heads of the Department with copy to apex JAC.

You are aware
that the 13th All India Conference of All India Civil Accounts
Employees Association held at Kolkata from 9th to 11TH
July 2013 took serious note of the vindictive transfer orders issued on 1st
July 2013 against 5(Five) Senior Accountants as well as representatives of the
Association (of the average of 50 and above) working in PAO (Ptg.), Ministry of
Urban Development, Delhi to Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Nashik by the Civil
Accounts authorities of Ministry of Urban Development. The Conference had
adopted a resolution urging upon the Civil Accounts Authority concerned to
review their decision of outstation transfer of Senior Accountants and withdraw
the orders as it was against the interest of the cadre.

The
Conference had also directed the newly elected National Executives of AICAEA to
approach the authorities and take effort to resolve the issue across the table.

Accordingly,
the available Federal Executive members had approached the authorities of CCA,
UD to discuss the issue and settle it. After protracted effort, the CCA, UD
held two rounds of discussion with the representatives of the Associations. In
both the occasions CCA took the position that, the concerned Senior Accountants
have been transferred due to keeping the bills pending and not observing the
official decorum etc. etc. Moreover, the situation has been further complicated
due to approaching the honorable Minister of State for Finance and Minister for
Urban Development by some of the individuals transferred. Now, the orders shall
be implemented as the Ministers have been briefed and their approval has been
taken. However, the concerned Senior Accountants shall be brought back to Delhi
after few months.

We had
categorically requested the CCA, UD to initiate disciplinary action against the
persons concerned if they have violated the rules. But till they are proved
guilty, they should not be imposed punishment in the form of transfers through wastage
of public money. Moreover, outstation
transfer being against the interest of the employees altogether, it is
untenable.

Our
Branches of Delhi had verified the authenticity of allegation leveled against
the five Senior Accountants. They reported us that all the members of the Unit
concerned informed the Branch representatives that the allegations are false
and the said senior most Senior Accountants have been victimized by the
administration for taking principled stand.

Due to the adamant stand of the CCA, UD,
intervention of CGA was sought by us. CGA had discussed the matter with
Secretary General in presence of CCA, UD and advised both to settle the problem
through mutual dialogue.

In the
meantime, the affected persons had also met the authorities of Ministry of UD
and represented for reconsideration of their transfers.

But CCA,
UD has not honored the advice of CGA or considered the representations of
any of the Senior Accountants while he re-transferred 9(nine) other Senior
Accountants who were transferred to different PAOs locally during the period
under the same or parallel orders.

The
attitude of CCA, UD is thus vindictive, anti-Association and totally against
the interest of the Civil Accounts Employees. We are therefore, having no
alternative but to resort to organizational action.

It was decided that,
all Branches of the country shall hold day long Dharna on 21st
August 2013 preferably in front of the UD Unit of the station and forward resolution to the Controller General of Accounts and CCA UD urging upon them to resolve the across the table.

Now we have decided to stage two hours walkout on 29th August 2013 to protect our interst altogather. participate and make the programme a grand success.

The administration of Chief Controller Accounts (CCA), Ministry of Urban Development (UD) vide an order dated 1ST July 2013 transferred 14 Senior Accountants from PAO (Printing), Delhi to different other Pay and Accounts Offices as a matter of routine. However, out of these fourteen persons, 5(Five) elderly Senior Accountants of the age profile of more than 50 years in average who are also Association functionaries have been ordered to move to Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Nashik.

All the persons represented and tried to meet the CCA, UD personally with the request of reconsidering their transfer orders on humanitarian ground. But the CCA, UD refused to meet and consider their request. Instead he conveyed them through different sources that they have been transferred on the ground of not passing the bills and drinking in office.

The Delhi Branches of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association then verified the authenticity of allegation leveled against the five Senior Accountants. The members of the office concerned informed the Branch representatives that the allegations are not correct and the said senior most Senior Accountants have been victimized by the administration for taking principled stand including the stand of not processing the irregular bills of Department of Printing and none of these elderly and responsible persons are having any bad habit of drinking etc..

The representatives of the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association after protracted effort could meet the CCA, UD for two occasions. In both the occassions the representatives of the Association requested him to consider the requests of the persons transferred out of station on humanitarian ground.

The representatives of the Association, responding to the verbal charges leveled by the CCA,UD against the persons concerned, categorically requested him to initiate disciplinary action against these Senior Accountants if they have violated the rules. The representatives of the Association also requestred the CCA, UD that, till the persons are proved guilty, they may not kindly be imposed punishment in the form of transfers to out of station through wastage of public money.

Conceding the request of the Association, you had kindly intervened into the matter and advised the CCA, UD to resolve it mutualy through discussion with the us.

But CCA, UD did not act as per your advice while at the same time he re-transferred 9(nine) other Senior Accountants who were transferred to different PAOs within Delhi during the same period under the same /parallel orders.

We therefore, request you kindly to take necessary action and provide justice to the victimesed Senior Acoutantants.

Iam
directed to refer to our disucussion in your chamber in two occasions on the matter of withdrwal of transfer orders
of 5(five) Seniormost Senior Accountnats
from PAO(Ptg.) Delhi to Chennai,
Kolkata, Nashik and Mumbai respectively. In both
the occasions you had informed us that, the concerned Senior Accountants have
been transferred due to keeping the bills pending and not observing the
official decorum etc. etc. Moreover, the situation has further complicated due
to approaching the honorable Minister of State for Finance and Minister for
Urban Development by some of the individuals transferred. Now, the orders shall
be implemented as the Ministers have been briefed and their approval has been
taken. However, the concerned Senior Accountants shall be brought back to Delhi
after few months.

We had categorically requested you to initiate
disciplinary action against the persons concerned if they have violated the
rules and till they are proved guilty, they should not be imposed punishment in
the form of transfers through wastage of public money. Moreover, outstation transfer being against
the interest of the employees altogether, it is untenable.

In the meantime, the affected persons had also met you
and represented for reconsideration of their transfers .

In response to the request of the Association,
honorable Controller General of Accounts had
discussed the matter with both of us and advised to settle the problem through mutual dialogue.

But it is disappointing to find that while your offce has retransferred 9(nine) other Senior Accountants
who were transferred to different PAOs locally during the period under the same
/parallel orders, it did not give any cognigance to the requests of five
transferred individuals, requests of representatives of Associations and also
the advice of the highest of the organization i.e.CGA.

We therefore, once again request you to kindly
consider the matter favourably and direct your office to withdraw the
outstation transfer orders of five Senior Accountants.

We are however, constraint to inform you that, if
our request is not considered, we shall be having no alternative but to resort to
organizational action and our Branches
of the country shall hold day long Dharna on 21st August 2013 in
front of the UD Units of all stations through out India.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary
General

Copy to:

The Controller General of
Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Loknayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003.

MINUTES
OF THE MEETING HELD ON 30.05.2013 AT 04.30 P.M. WITH NATIONAL EXECUTIVE MEBERS
OF ALL INDIA CIVIL ACOUNTS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

A meeting of the
National Executive Committee members of All India Civil Accounts Employees
Association was held with Controller General of Accounts on 30.05.2013 at 04.30
P.M. to discuss the charter of demands submitted by the Association. The list
of participants are enclosed at Annexure ‘A’.

At
the outset, the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) welcomed all the members
of the Association. After formal introduction, CGA apprised members about
developments within the Organization during last one year. Thereafter, the
agenda items were discussed. The outcome of discussions held and decisions
taken on each agenda item are as follows: -

Sl. No.

Demand of Association

Action taken on the demands

1.

(a) Filling up of vacant posts through Special
Recruitment, absorption of Deputationists and regularisation of contract
workers

(b) Augmentation of staff strength to cater the need
for new functional areas of Civil Accounts Organisation.

(a) (i) Staff
side was informed that 730 and 1248 Accountants (total 1978) have been
allocated by SSC to CGA office for the recruitment year 2010 and 2011
respectively. 1052 vacancies in the grade of Accountants for the recruitment
year 2012 have been intimated to SSC. Action is also being initiated to
recruit Para-Military Staff on deputation basis in CCAS cadre.

(ii) Accountants who are on deputation with this
organization are being absorbed in accordance with provisions contained in
Recruitment Rules.

(iii) Staff side was requested to furnish the copy
of Ministry of Labour’s OM dated 23.01.2013 regarding regulation of pay and
service condition of contract workers so as to enable us to examine the
matter.

(b) 1215 Group B & C posts have been created in
various Ministries/Departments including CGA office till date. Process is
still continued and more posts will be created in due course in CCAS cadre.

2.

Cadre Review in the Civil Accounts Organisation on
functional requirements and grant of appropriate Pay & Grade pay to
different cadres.

i)The staff side
was informed that the pay scales/grade pay have been granted to various
categories of employees of CCAS cadre as per recommendation of Sixth Pay
Commission. It is not administratively feasible to change the pay scales of
various categories of employees in CCAS cadre as the existing pay scales are
at par with the employees of other organised Accounting Organizations.
Moreover, the matter comes under the preview of Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure. However Association may submit a proposal with due
justification in this regard so as to enable this office to examine the
proposal.

iii)The condition of 53 years of age for promotion of
Sr. Accountant to AAO under 10 % quota has been removed in the Recruitment
Rules for AAOs which has been sent to the DoPT for approval.

iv)The staff side was informed regarding proposal of
raising the promotional quota from 10% to 30% for promotion of Sr. Accountant
as AAO that such promotional quota exists only in CCAS cadre among the all
other organized Accounting Organizations. However the CGA office will look
into the matter.

3

Settlement of the problems on e-payment system.

Staff side pointed out the inherent deficiencies in
the system of e-payment and also requested for arranging training facilities
to all category of employees involved in e-payment. Since the Staff have made every effort for
the success of the system and made it successful despite due to various
problems e.g. lack of training etc. and additional work load involved. The
staff side was requested to submit a detailed note on these issues. Further,
the staff side was assured that action would be taken to give training to
Accountants/Sr. Accountants regarding all accounting software used in CCAS
cadre.

4

Grant of
recognition to AICAEA CAT-II and implementation of check-off system as per
Government instructions.

The Staff side was informed that CGA office may
initiate action for verification of membership of AAOs through “Check-off
system” for recognition to AICAEA CAT-II.

5

Grant of I & II financial upgradation under
original ACP Scheme and benefit of III financial Upgradation under new MACP
Scheme.

Staff side was asked to submit a proposal in this
regard so as to enable this office to examine the matter.

6

Grant of benefit of II ACP to Sr. Accountant
appointed as Accountant on passing departmental competitive examination
conducted by SSC.

The staff side was informed that DoPT has rejected
the case. However, the official side has agreed to reconsider the case and
asked the Association may submit a fresh proposal so as to enable us to
examine the matter.

7

Grant Pay Scale of Rs. 1350-2200 from 01.01.86 to
DEOs as has been granted by the Defence Accounts Department as well as in
terms of the CAT judgments.

The Official side requested Staff side to submit the
proposal in this regard so as to enable us to examine the matter.

8

Restoration of 5% promotional quota to the post of
LDC for GR-D/MTS.

Provisions have been made in CCAS (LDC Group ‘C’
posts) RR, 2010.

Regarding exemption from appearing DCT, CGA stated
that a Special Examination may be conducted in respect of those who have
exhausted all chances and in order to help them in passing requisite
examination, candidates may be imparted specific training.

9

Settlement of cadre problem in PAO, CRPF arisen
after amalgamation of the office in Civil Accounts Organisation.

1) Problem of Group C employees will be looked after
by the cadre controlling authority i.e. CCA, MHA. Association may take up the
matter with them.

2) All problems relating to Group B officers have
been sorted out by the Group B section. The staff side was further informed
that the persons who were drawing the grade pay of Rs. 4600/- and working as
supervisors prior to their absorption in the Civil Accounts Organization may
be considered for promotion as AAO under 10% quota on seniority-cum-fitness
basis as per provision laid down in R.R.

10

Decentralization of CPAO and formation of regional
offices to make the very purpose of operation of Pension Accounting Offices
effective and conveniently accessible to old aged Pensioners.

CGA has agreed to consider the request of Staff side
and asked the Association, may submit a detailed proposal on the matter of
decentralization of CPAO.

11

Adoption
of mutually agreed transfer policy for AAO and implementation of the policy
transparently. Deportation of all AAOs brought on deputation basis.

Transfers
of AAOs are being made in transparent manner as per CGA’s transfer policy.
However, Staff side was asked to submit suggestions in this regard.

12

Grant of 4 increments on passing DCT between the
periods from 01.01.73 to 31.05.83 and 3 increments to others for passing DCT.

The Staff side was informed that matter has been
referred to DoPT for clarification/approval.

Staff side requested CGA to kindly intervene
personally in to the matter as it has been delayed abnormally. CGA agreed to
consider the request.

13

Provision of amenities to the Central Office of
AICAEA.

The Staff side was informed that directions have
been issued to CCA, Supply from time to time in this regard. However, CGA
office will intervene in the matter so as the repairing work may be completed
at the earliest.

14

As has
been done in earlier occasions and granted by Defence Accounts Department,
grant of honorarium for checking of pay fixation cases and pension cases
after implementation of 6th CPC recommendations.

Association
may submit a detailed proposal in this regard so as to enable this office to
examine the matter.

15

Issuing
of Gradation Lists of all cadres immediately.

Gradation
list of Group B officers have been issued and uploaded on official website.
Gradation list of all Group ‘C’ employees have been issued by all
Ministries/Departments.